We really got to know her throughout the book and there was a time that I got was entirely pissed at her because she was to stubborn enough to do something stupid out of anger even if she knew what were the consequences.Īsh Lightwood, he’s this comapanion to the royals mainly his job is to flirt with women and make them happy. She’d risk everything just to get what she wants. Violet Lasting was brave throughout the whole book. First the book’s story was partly similar to Eve by Anna Carey because of the surrogate problem of the main characters and second the cover looks like a book from The Selection Series by Kiera Cass.

She thinks that the ones she trusts will protect her but she’ll find out that no matter what happens.

She encounters a lot of lies and betrayal. The time has come for her to be sold off to a Royal House, eventually she is bought by the Duchess of the Lake.Īs she lives in the walls of the palace. She never wanted to be one but the Royals forced her because she is capable of bearing a child. She was told she should become a surrogate because of being capable of bearing a child. Violet Lasting’s life changed forever since she started to become a woman. And toeing the line between being calculating and rebellious, Violet must decide what, and who, she is willing to risk for her own freedom.“We parade you around and dress you up and make you our pets. A forbidden love sparks.īut their illicit affair has consequences, which will cost them both more than they bargained for. But before she can accept her fate, Violet meets a handsome boy who is also under the Duchess's control. Violet must accept the ugly realities of her life.all while fighting for her survival. And she quickly learns that beneath the Jewel's glittering fa ade lies the cruelty, backstabbing, and hidden violence that have become the royal way of life. She is trained as a surrogate for the elite and is bought by the Duchess of the Lake at auction.

But for Violet, the Jewel has always meant servitude.īorn and raised in the Marsh, Violet is destined for the Jewel. The Jewel has many meanings: wealth, beauty, royalty. New York Times bestselling author Amy Ewing delivers a dark and riveting tale that will have fans of Oliver's Delirium, Cass's The Selection, and DeStefano's Wither breathless.'*

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